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Stop, or I Shoot Myself! (Feature Type) permalink

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Differentiated from an ordinary Hostage Situation in that the hostage taker and the hostage are one and the same. Double points if the person in question is pointing a gun at their own head. This might be because the baddies want the hostage alive, or the hero is dealing with a principled antagonist who just doesn't want any casualties. If not, it's just plain funny. Examples [tvtropes.org]